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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
3
A Salem Oregon veteran recalls severe heart disease after Civil War service. He credits Dr Miles Heart Cure plus Nervine and Tonic for restoring health after years of decline. He praises the remedy as a blood tonic and heart regulator and recommends it to others.
In Liberty Texas Ed Vindicator notes Ballard's Horehound Syrup praised by T J Chambers as the most effective pleasant remedy for coughs and colds. An appeal mentions Mrs William Mathews, widow near the Sap and Santa Fe crossings in Cameron seeking work to support herself and children. Subscription ad urged.
Mrs. W. H. Layha of 1001 Agnes Ave Kansas City Missouri says years of hoarseness and a hard cough improved after taking Chamberlain Cough Remedy following a friend's partial bottle. She notes noticeable change after the first day and full relief after two weeks. Medicine sold by Geo A Thomas.
Laurent de Beaucaireois, France’s top wrestler, travels to challenge Tom Jenkins after Jenkins defeated Dan MacLeod of Canada. De Beaucaireois asserts superiority over Paul Pons and plans to defeat both Jenkins and MacLeod, weighing 210 pounds and promising a strong clash.
Steve Geroux a Chicago bowling promoter experiments with removing kickbacks from two alleys to reduce luck in tenpins. He notes that heavy balls and kickbacks have skewed the game and with the weight limit set at sixteen and a half pounds, some bowlers call for removing kickbacks and square gutters.
Arrangements move forward for a contest between James J. Jeffries and Henry J. Placke of Amsterdam who calls himself continental champion. Placke has sent a $300 forfeit to Richard K. Fox to back a challenge and Billy Delaney, Jeffries' manager, is open to negotiations. Placke is 33, 6 feet 5½ inches, 252 pounds, claiming backing by Dutch nobility he has taught to box.
After years of inactivity the Chicago Athletic Association announces a comeback. The group will once again lead in high school athletics and aquatic games as it begins a new year of amateur sports in Chicago.
Iver Lawson races from the thirty yard back mark to win a mile handicap in 1 55. Hardy Downing compares Lawson's dominance to Zimmerman outrunning Americans in 1893, noting Lawson leads Australians by wide margins.
Opportunities abound for motor pacemakers to drive racing cars and serve as chauffeurs, threatening to deplete top pace followers next year. James E. Sullivan, in charge of athletics for the St. Louis fair, plans a large automobile meet the first international championship race in America, aiming to attract European stars.
George Ketcham, Crescens owner, is described as a horse dealer who states that over the last six years he has sold about $150,000 worth of horses annually.
The National Association of Amateur Garsmen will hold its annual regatta at St Louis this year with probable dates July 29 and 30.
John T. Thweatt Jr is named executor of the will of the late John Thweatt Sr by Milam County Texas Court on 12th 1903. He requests all claimants against the estate to present claims within the legal time. The piece also notes a Swine Breeders Association meeting in Plano with discussion on hog production and agricultural practices.
An old advertisement from the Garfield Register notes Mothers Friend as a pregnancy aid substance. It promotes the product for easing childbirth, claiming benefits for both mother and child and urging readers to buy the remedy. The fragment cites pricing at 0 5s per bottle and references Manta, Georgia.
In Waverly Texas a testimonial extols Ballard's Horehound Syrup for phlegm and cough relief. An ad notes horehound remedy costs 50 cents and a dollar. The text also promotes hog farming profitability across Texas, highlighting grazing methods with alfalfa Johnson grass and sorghum family feeds.
A. B. Canman of Chicago writes on March 4, 1908 that after trying multiple doctors and remedies he found instant relief with Ballard's Snow Liniment. He offers his endorsement and joins the list of former sufferers. Sold by Geo. A. Thomas & Son.
The Fort Worth horse and mule market demonstrates strong local business sense by recognizing opportunity and meeting a longstanding need. It will serve the state’s equine interests as packing houses serve beef and pork, signaling a robust market parallel.
Notice announces Roxie Beal estate in Milam county Texas. The executor resides in Georgetown Williamson county and was appointed by the County Court on December 11, 1903. Creditors must present claims as prescribed by law within the required period.
The Greenville Herald reports a defeated bill taxing corporate intangible assets would have boosted state revenues. With a treasury deficit in Austin, the next legislature may raise ad valorem rates, shifting higher taxes onto homeowners, watchdogs, and even sewing machine owners.
A Garland Texas News editor John H Callum writes a long letter praising Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He recalls using it since 1887 for his children with croup and colds noting it is pleasant to take and not dangerous. The letter accompanies other farm notes on silos draught horses and Pain Balm.
The text notes Stamford in Jones county hosts the only oil mill in Texas above the quarantine line. It claims cattle fed near Weatherford oil mill died from fever after being moved from above the line to be finished for market, illustrating the need to move the mill rather than cattle.
All persons with claims against the estate of O F McCulloch are notified that D D Atkinson of Maysfield Milam County Texas was appointed executor by the Milam County Court on December 11 1900 and has qualified. Claimants must present their claims within the designated time. The note mentions broader statistics about U S population and a cotton farming anecdote, but the essential record concerns the estate and executor appointment.
The passage promotes Scott's Emulsion as the best treatment for consumption and lung weakness. It urges early, regular use to prevent worsening and suggests salt as aiding digestion, claiming timely start can improve outcomes and cure may come with persistent use.
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